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SPORTS
BUSINESS
SATURDAY
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The Business 146 (Alexander Drive) exit ramp
will be closed continuously until 5 p.m. Feb. 13
during ongoing bridge work. Motorists will be
detoured to Missouri Street. Fore more informa-
tion about road closures and bridge work, call
the highway department at (713) 802-5074.
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Stocks finish up, again
New claims for jobless benefits increase
sharply for second week in a row
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approximately 19-hour slowdown Friday would (over a lane) so we could work,” Corbin said.
be the only incident of that type to occur during “Friday was a one-time event. Starting this
weekend, we will have two lanes back in opera- concrete divider barriers. This work will take
tion on the southbound span, although one of approximately five days.
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cut four-lane-wide passageways through the
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bridge, itself.”
The increase to two southbound lanes is an w _____________________
improvement over plans a week ago to operate will be routed onto the southbound side of the
only one lane during Jan. 3-11 while passage- bridge, Corbin said. Barriers will direct north-
ways are cut through the shore-side concrete bound traffic through the passageways onto two
divider barriers. special lanes on what is now the southbound
BAYTOWN — State transportation officials
have started replacing the expansion joints in the
roadbed of the twin-span Fred Hartman Bridge
linking Baytown and La Porte.
Todd Corbin, assistant area engineer in the
state’s East Harris engineers office, said that the
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Starting Monday, crews with special concrete- bridge span so there are two northbound and two
sawing tools will be sent into the opened area to soundbound lanes on the southbound bridge
. • . span
he is considered a potentially rich
source of information about the terror-
ist organization.
Franks said he is pleased with the
war’s progress so far, but much diffi-
cult work remains.
“We still have a responsibility as
part of this mission to root out pockets
of resisting Taliban forces, as well as to
continue to work to root out groups of
al-Qaida where we may find them
inside Afghanistan — dangerous
work, indeed,” Franks told a news con-
ference in Tampa, Fla., where Central
Command has its headquarters.
The Pentagon identified the soldier
Sept. 11 suspect
wants trial televised
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Zacarias
Moussaoui, the man charged as an
accomplice in the Sept. 11 attacks,
asked a judge Friday to allow his
trial to be televised to make sure
the proceedings are fair.
The government opposed the
idea, saying that broadcasting the
trial might lead to terrorist retalia-
tion against witnesses.
Moussaoui's request backed a
motion by Court TV to televise the
trial. U.S. District Judge Leonie
Brinkema has scheduled a hearing
for next Wednesday on whether to
depart from rules banning cameras
in federal courtrooms.
"Mr. Moussaoui recognizes that
the American criminal justice sys-
tem will be on display for the entire
world as the trial of this action pro-
ceeds," said one of his attorneys,
Edward MacMahon Jr., in a legal
memorandum.
"Televising the trial... will ensure
that the entire world is able to
watch the proceedings and will add
an additional layer of protection to
see that these proceedings are fair-
ly conducted."
Lee College construction
An American flag flies above construction at Lee College Friday. Yes, it has been hard to find parking for students and
a nuisance for visitors, but in Wo years Lee College will have a “showcase campus,” according to Susan Massman,
college spokeswoman. The framework seen is of Wo buildings that were part of the $19.5 million bond program: An
advanced technology center including a library and an athletic wellness sports complex. As building progresses, visitors
and students will find red and white signs with directions to parking lots and campus buildings. Massman recommends
that students not park on Lee Drive; the east side of the campus off Gulf Street has plenty of parking.
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Business ........3B
Classifieds .......5B
Comics..........4B
Community.......5A
Obituaries........3A
Opinion ..........4A
Police Beat.......5A
Sports ..........IB
Television ........2B
LOTTERY
Friday drawings
TX 2 Step: 16-22-28-19-7
Cash 5:16-37-38-2-1
Pick 3:5-3-3
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“Backdraft”—was not at first apparent
them will be on the shoulder of the road leading Traffic will proceed through the two specially
onto the bridge and on the shoulder of the marked lanes on the southbound span during
this work Corbin said.
During the weekend of Jan. 12-13, all traffic
Firefighters say final goodbyes to Chief Lieper
By UA MARTIN last 10 years because it was time to of the fire department.”
Staff writer move over and let another chief do the The journey is over, but not the mem-
job. He said when he started adding the ories. His fascination with fire — the
At his retirement luncheon party on duties of assistant city manager to his “monster” as it was called in the movie
Friday, Bob Leiper looked over old pic- schedule, he was not able to give the “Backdraft”—was not at first apparent
fares taken in the old days with friends fire department the 100 percent it need- jn his life.
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out ofstep with the times. chief, he said, he was on his way to
“We call a chief not in step with the becoming a photographer. Growing up
in Baytown, this day that he was trading Adkins said to me one day, ‘We are now tographs when he was in school. That’s
Friday, Bob Leiper looked over old pic- schedule, he was not able to give the
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and firefighters, who had gathered in ed and" he felt that it caused him to get
his honor.
They talked of the days when they _______________ _ _______
had first started working as firefighters times, a dinosaur,” Leiper said. “John in Bellaire ‘ Bob'" Leiper took pho- r ‘
in Baytown, this day that he was trading Adkins said to me one day,‘We are now tographs when he was in school. That’s n Photo by Ua Martin
in his fire chief’s hat for a desk job. the dinosaurs we used to complain not a surprise. His father was a At a party thrown at hire District
Leiper said he is stepping down from about’. I made the decision to step office, Bob Leiper prepares to cut his cake with
his role as Baytown’s fire chief for the down as fire chief in the best interests See LEIPER on Page 3A son> Chad, 7, and daughter, Kelsey, 11.
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Army
Special Forces soldier was killed
Friday by small-arms fire during an
ambush in eastern Afghanistan, the
first American military death from
enemy fire in the war against terror-
ism.
A CIA officer was wounded but was
expected to survive.
Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of
U.S. Central Command, said the casu-
alties underscored the dangers faced
by dozens of American special opera-
tions forces who are working with
local Afghan fighters to coordinate the
hunt for Osama bin Laden, his al-
Qaida lieutenants and senior Taliban
members.
In a sign of progress, the United
States has arranged for Pakistan to
turn over to U.S. control the Taliban’s
former ambassador to Pakistan,
Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, who
would be one of the highest ranking
Taliban officials to fall into U.S.
hands, according to a senior defense
official who spoke on condition of
anonymity.
Pakistan also has handed over the al-
Qaida member who ran bin Ladens jn the attack as Sgt. 1st Class
training camps in Afghanistan U.S. Nathan Ross chapman> 31 of San
officials said. Ibn Al-Shaykh al-Libi Franks described chapman
has been taken to Kandahar for ques- as a member of the Army’s Special
tioning, a U.S.^offieial said,^addingthat Forces, a|so as Green Berets
wbobavebeenadvisjI1g)arpyng^trajn_
ing and coordinating with local
Afghan forces since the military cam-
paign began Oct. 7. .
“There Was an exchange of small-
arms fire,” Franks said. “This
American serviceman was doing his
job. He was out for the purpose of
working with and coordinating with
tribal leaders in that area.”
He said other details of the incident
were being sorted out.
The shootout occurred after
Chapman and the CIA officer met
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